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  2. Diamond Head, Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    View from the top of Diamond Head, 2015. Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi (pronounced [leːˈʔɐhi]), which is most likely derived from lae (browridge, promontory) plus ʻahi (tuna) because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin. [3]

  3. Koko Head - Wikipedia

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    Hanauma Bay, Koko Crater and Hawaii Kai. Koko Head is the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oahu in Hawaii.On its western slope is the community of Portlock, a part of Hawaiʻi Kai.

  4. Honolulu Volcanics - Wikipedia

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    The Mokapu peninsula was formed by Honolulu Volcanics and includes the three volcanic vents of Puʻu Hawaiʻiloa, Pyramid Rock and Ulapaʻu Head; additional vents form islets off the peninsula, [58] such as Moku Manu [59] and Mōkōlea Rock.

  5. Gardner Pinnacles - Wikipedia

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    Gardner Pinnacles Gardner. The island is made up of basalt rock, [6] which comes from lava erupted between 14 and 12 million years ago. [2] [c] The rock is dark grey and dense, [6] and has a high forsterite content implying the magma source was at 1,703 ± 56 °C (3,097 ± 101 °F).

  6. Oahu’s historic homes offer a slice of history and a sense of ...

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    There’s a mountain on Oahu named for the Greek myth of Tantalus, for whom satisfaction was always just out of reach. The road up is winding, filled with switchbacks, hanging vines, and vistas ...

  7. Waianae, Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Waianae or Waiʻanae (Hawaiian pronunciation: [vɐjʔəˈnɐe̯]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 13,614. Its name means "waters of the mullet".

  8. ‘I wasn’t giving up the will to live’: Hiker rescued 3 days ...

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    Honolulu first responders located him on December 7 near the bottom of a waterfall. Snyder said on the day he went missing, the trail’s peak was steep and the hike became more treacherous as he ...

  9. Sacred Falls State Park - Wikipedia

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    Taking into account that there are many rock fall deposits throughout the valley, that the valley bottom is an average 50–100 feet wide, and that the slope material is volcanic rock which gets very weathered, the biologist concluded Sacred Falls State Park to be at risk for potential harm from landslide hazards in the long-term.